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About our Catalogs

Our Collections

The Boston Public
Library is both a community library and a research institution.
We have resources on almost any topic you may wish. However, many
millions of our books and materials are not yet listed in
any catalog or database that can be searched electronically. We
are working towards this goal, but it will take us many years and
many millions of dollars to reach it.

Below is information about our various resources. Please do not
hesitate to contact us if you are not sure of which resource to
use or cannot find what you are looking for. You may contact us
by telephone (617-536-5400), online,
by mail, or in person at any of our locations.

Boston Public Library Online Catalog

This catalog contains both the circulating and research collections
of the Boston Public Library. These
materials are listed in the catalog of the Metro-Boston Library
Network (MBLN). MBLN is a cooperative resource-sharing network linking
the resources of the public libraries of Boston, Chelsea, and Malden,
the Massachusetts State Transportation Library, and the Boston Public
Schools.

NOTE: Newspaper records in this catalog may not be complete in reflecting
the holdings of the library. Years and dates listed in the item
descriptions in this database indicate general publication information
only. For more accurate information refer to the Lists of Newspapers.

List of newspapers currently received
by the Boston Public Library

These are lists of the titles of newspapers currently subscribed
to by the Boston Public Library. There is one listing for U.S. newspapers,
that is listed by state/territory. The other is for non-U.S. newspapers,
listed by geographic area and then nation.

Special collections

These subjects represent broad areas in which the Library has holdings
in monographs, serials, government documents, scores, microfilm,
maps, manuscripts, photographs, prints, and sound recordings and
other formats. Patrons are encouraged to ask research departments about materials in
their specific research topic or field.